Human Restoration Project

Want some meaningful and inspiring professional learning on humane learning spaces? Ira David Socol and Pam Moran have had a profound impact on my teaching, I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. Even though they’re half a world away, they’ve always been generous with their time, resources and advice. We’ve never met in person, but it’s on my bucket list! Do yourself a favour, spend 45mins watching this video, give them a follow, and check out their wonderful book “Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools” (co-authored with Chad Ratliff). Big shout out to Chris McNutt and Nick Covington at Human Restoration Project for making this video from their recent virtual conference available. Wonderful educators doing impactful work.

"How do we really go after a sense of what we believe about young people and how do your beliefs match the spaces that we create?" A Space for Everyone: Humane Learning Spaces Supporting Human Learners w/ Pam Moran & Ira Socol

I'm so excited to see this empathy interview/student voice work being done by the Human Restoration Project. I'm hoping they'll visit the DR and work with the schools here... If we want students to thrive in our education system, listening to them is a crucial step. Yazmin Estrella Ed.D, Jorge Ruiz, Owen Davis, Daniel L Garvey, Ed.D.

"Human being is a verb, and requires practice."

roll out this wheel

We've just released an updated version of our AI Handbook! This work centers critical media literacy. (co-created with Trevor Aleo) The updated version includes information on embracing digital humanities, environmental sustainability, limitations on "creativity", AI incidents, and more. Download for free: https://lnkd.in/g7X7Yu3R #restorehumanity

How do we define a purpose-driven classroom? 🚀 Kids are humans All kids want to learn All kids have valuable experiences & perspectives to share All kids want to feel competent, welcome, & loved A sense of responsibility to each other as a learning community Rooted in relevance and connectivity to the world outside of school #restorehumanity

"Sold A Story and the other forces shaping the Reading Wars entirely miss the point: Literacy is not about picking between prescriptive programs and approaches, it's about creating environments and cultivating practices that contribute to literacy." https://lnkd.in/g_XY2NS2

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is not a pyramid OR a ladder: "The reason why Maslow’s hierarchy appears as a pyramid is due to how industry interpreted humanistic psychology." https://lnkd.in/gGt42Atj

“Assessment is a verb. It’s something that we do, not something that we give.” Thank you Angela Stockman for this brilliance. I couldn’t agree more.